Ive been stuck at 211 business ideas for months now. I used to churn out about 2 per week. Thats what happens when you really start to focus. This proves humans are capable of inflicting dramatic changes to their own brain, for better or for worse. -------------------------------------------------------- It reminds me of the classic paradox known in computer science as the optimization algorithm. Given a finite number of resources, should I keep searching for taller mountains, or just focus on climbing the nearest mountain? (i.e. business ideas) As is often the case, the best answer is usually to consistently and rhythmically alternate between the two extremes. Like a heartbeat, expanding your creativity for a time, then contracting to execute with laser like focus. ------------------------------------------------------- I call this philosophy the pendulum strategy, and so far it seems to hold true across a wide range of disciplines. In sports warfare it is a useful model for understanding the individual skill and hand eye coordination of aiming and shooting, the individual tactics and mind games of 1v1 battles, and even the strategy, formations and strike patterns of a whole team of players working together. It is fitting because nature on every level is full of patterns of fluctuations, expansions and contractions. In this way I believe that having the flexibility to switch from focused and deadly, to creative and childish --and back again-- is perhaps the most fundamental skill a person can develop. I cant wait to apply this philosophy on every level of business warfare.
Posted on: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 04:03:57 +0000
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